Features
Maine After Dark
In this special issue, we explore the dark half of the day in Maine.
Starstruck
Stargazers are flocking to Mount Desert Island, which boasts the largest expanse of dark sky in the East.
The Late Shift
Exploring the lives of Mainers who go to work after the sun goes down.
Silent Night
Maine has lost 90 to 100 percent of its wintering cave bats. Now, scientists around the state are scrambling to save the survivors from a deadly fungus.
Moon Dance
One Maine photographer’s quest to capture the full moon.
If the midcoast had a Times Square, this would be it.
With an independent movie theater and a string of trendy bars and restaurants, downtown Rockland offers more than you might expect after the sun goes down.
Making Memories
Acclaimed photographer Melonie Bennett leaves behind her usual subjects — her family members — to capture scenes of nightlife at a Standish bar.
Departments
Where in Maine?
Can you identify this wild waterfall?
Editor’s Note
The Mail
Letters to the Editor
Your Maine
What is Maine’s best spot for stargazing?
Home for the Holiday
Thanksgiving is Black Thursday around the country, but not in Maine, where blue laws keep most stores closed.
“Adventure, Writ Large”
The failed balloon journey that Mainers will long remember.
The Politics of Logging
Why are there Canadian loggers in the Maine woods?
Color Show
A vibrant palette and contemporary touches enliven an architectural classic in Portland.
Hunt, Gather, and Cook
Sandra L. Oliver offers tasty, healthful recipes for game meat.
Pipe Dreams
As one of the only bagpipe makers in the country, Chris Pinchbeck will challenge whatever notions you have about this (supposedly) Celtic instrument.
The Raker
How my father found purpose among autumn’s fallen leaves.
When Pigs Fly
Dig in to everything from pizza to charcuterie at When Pigs Fly in Kittery.
Scenes of War
Winslow Homer’s Civil War at the Portland Museum of Art celebrates a Maine artist’s early commercial illustrations.
Appointment Viewing
After ten years, WCSH6’s magazine show 207 is as much a part of Mainers’ nightly ritual as supper.
November Calendar
Go Here. Do this. See That.
From Our Archives: November 1977
A Look Back at Down East Thirty-Six Years Ago.